Car stalls in a turn

At least once a day, the car will stall in a turn. I seems like the idle gets too low. After starting, the engine will vibrate and shake in park, reverse, and in first gear. Is it the Electronic Throttle System?

My 03 s60 stalls in the fast lane, the slow lane and when coming to a stop. It's so dangerous. never heard of this kind of ridiculous problem. Now it won't start at all, luckily it's sitting in my driveway. Anybody have a clue to what this could be? I tried the 181 recall, but Volvo said there is no recall for my vin#. Geez, what a turd.My 03 s60 stalls in the fast lane, the slow lane and when coming to a stop. It's so dangerous. never heard of this kind of ridiculous problem. Now it won't start at all, luckily it's sitting in my driveway. Anybody have a clue to what this could be? I tried the 181 recall, but Volvo said there is no recall for my vin#. Geez, what a turd.

My S60 has stalled maybe 3 times over the past year. Each time it was as I approached a stop and the transmission was downshifting. The other day it woudn't start. All lights came on, but starter was completely dead.My S60 has stalled maybe 3 times over the past year. Each time it was as I approached a stop and the transmission was downshifting. The other day it woudn't start. All lights came on, but starter was completely dead.

AnonymousJan 31, 2009

I have a 2004 Volvo S60 and at times stalls in turns also. i purchased the care about two years ago and it was happening about every three months. i just had my front and rear brake pads replaced this monday and within the same week it happened three times. the check engine light does not come on. when it stalls, it is only during a turn, the lights on the dash are lit. i pull over and put the car in park and it starts. i took it to the volvo dealer and of course they found nothing. someone please help!!!

I have a 2004 Volvo S60 and at times stalls in turns also. i purchased the care about two years ago and it was happening about every three months. i just had my front and rear brake pads replaced this monday and within the same week it happened three times. the check engine light does not come on. when it stalls, it is only during a turn, the lights on the dash are lit. i pull over and put the car in park and it starts. i took it to the volvo dealer and of course they found nothing. someone please help!!!

My S60 2004 also does same thing...very infrequently, but usually when making a quick turn. It stalls out and then starts right up like nothing happened when I put it in park. Wierd!My S60 2004 also does same thing...very infrequently, but usually when making a quick turn. It stalls out and then starts right up like nothing happened when I put it in park. Wierd!

These models had a problem with the electronic control modules, and this is what controls the idle speed. Sometimes they just need to be cleaned, but sometimes they are defective. Volvo has extended the warranty on some of them to 10 years or 200,000 miles if it is found to be defective.

Very similar problem, my car does not idle when i first start it. I have to keep my foot on the accelerator otherwise the RPM's drop to low and the motor stalls. I had a local Volvo dealer run a diagnostic (about $100 varies by shop). They said that it was the idle control valve motor.

The car has been robbed of the torque it once had and my MPG dropped from 28 to 21. You can find the part for around $170 on the web. The extra fuel costs were significantly higher than fixing the problem.

Prior to replacing this part I was able to manually adjust the trottle cable under the hood which helped with the car stalling. Be very careful when doing this, you can check your RPm gauge after making hte adjustment, I wouldn't adjust the throttle cable to the extent that the car idles over 1200 RPM, you'll still have to manually keep pressure on the accelerator for 2-3 minutes but after that the car should idle on it's own.

Hope this helps. Also, I love my volvo and there's nothing like a couple bottles of Octane Boost on top of a tank of premium. These motors are built for performance, try a high flow intake filter too, you'd be amazed how a few small changes like this dramatically improves the already great driving experience.

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I would replace the fuel filter, double check your work and make sure that all plug wires are securely connected and going to the right place (we all make mistakes sometimes) and check or replace the coil.

this is caused by slow engine idle speed, do the procedure below.Here is the common cause of surges, stalls at stops, slow idle speed, erratic idle speed, rough idle and engine hesitation (and other problems), it is in most cases the idle speed control air-bypass valve and or throttle valve and upper intake, these area's get full of gunk and combustion residue over the miles and cause idle issues (stalls, low idle) like yours, Get a can of intake cleaner from any local parts store, not carb spray, intake cleaner, it is made by a company called CRC, remove the air intake hose to the engine, hold the idle high so the engine won't stall, then spray the can of cleaner into the intake while keeping the engine running, use at least 1/2 the can, shut down the engine and disconnect the battery for 5 minutes, then restart and complete a number of mixed driving cycles, town, freeway, stop and go etc., after a few days the problem will go away as the system will relearn to the clean intake.

Here is the most common cause of surges and stalls at stops and low erratic idle speed and rough idle, it is the idle speed control air-bypass valve and throttle valve (IAC for short), they get full of gunk over the miles and cause idle issues (stalls, low idle) like yours, Get a can of intake cleaner from any local parts store, not carb spray, intake cleaner, it is made by a company called CRC, remove the air intake hose to the engine, hold the idle high so the engine won't stall, then spray the can of cleaner into the intake while keeping the engine running, use at least 1/2 the can, shut down the engine and disconnect the battery for 5 minutes, then restart and complete a number of mixed driving cycles, town, freeway, stop and go etc., after a few days the problem will go away as the system will relearn to the clean intake.

Common issue at the shop (i'm a ford technician), here is what I do to correct it.Here is the most common cause of surges and stalls at stops and low erratic idle speed and rough idle, it is the idle speed control air-bypass valve and throttle valve (IAC for short), they get full of gunk over the miles and cause idle issues (stalls, low idle) like yours, Get a can of intake cleaner from any local parts store, not carb spray, intake cleaner, it is made by a company called CRC, remove the air intake hose to the engine, hold the idle high so the engine won't stall, then spray the can of cleaner into the intake while keeping the engine running, use at least 1/2 the can, shut down the engine and disconnect the battery for 5 minutes, then restart and complete a number of mixed driving cycles, town, freeway, stop and go etc., after a few days the problem will go away as the system will relearn to the clean intake.